Button.



BUTTON.

(Application filed June 2, 1900.) (No Model.

Fig.2. r -i WITNESSES INVENTDR Patented Aug. 2|, I900. F. ULDFIELD. l

, UNITED STATES PATENT. GFFIGE.

FREDERICK OLDFIELD, or PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO THE MORLEYBUTTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SACO, MAINE, AND BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.- r

shaped blank with more than four points, the long points for the legsalternating with the short points for the clenching-spurs and all theperiphery of a central BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 656,419, dated August 21,1900.

Application filed June 2 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK OLDEIELD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham 5 and State of NewHampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Buttons, ofwhichthe following is a specification. My invention consists inanimproved staple or metallic fastener for the attachment of buttons orbutton-heads to cushions or like articles and in a button into whichmyimproved stapleeutersas a com ponentand char? acteristic part.

In the, drawings, Figure 1 shows a form of blank from which my improvedstaple is struck up; Fig. 2, a perspective view of my improved staple;Fig. 3, a side view of the head of my improved staple, showing theclenching-spurs wherewith the staple is se Fig. tie a cross-secmyimproved cured to a button-head. tion of the button-head with stapleembedded therein.

The staple which forms part of my inven tion is made of sheet metal ofproper quality, such as is used inthe manufactureof sheetinetal staplesor rivets. The blank outof which my staple is formed is struck up inthe,

w shape shown in Fig. I and is,ronghly speaking, star-shaped. The longpoints a of the star constitute the legs offthe staple and the shortpoints 0 the clenching-spurs wherewith the staple may be attached toabutton-hea'd. The dotted lines 11 are the lines at or near which thestaple-legs a are bent downward, and the dotted lines2 2 are the linesat or near which the elenching-spurs c are-bentupward. Thecentralportion 5, located within these dotted lines, forms the crownorof my improved staple.

In this described embodiment of my invention I have showna staple withtwo legs and two clenching-spurs. 1 The staple may be eon-' structed, ifdesired, by makingthe arranged about table.

The tool by which the elenehingspurs are; cut in forming blanks shouldbe soshaped as Serial No. 18,808. (No model.)

to give the points and edges of the spurs an outside bevel, the bevelsof the Spurs 0 as seen in the blank being all toward one side of theblank. Fig. 2 shows the staple with the legs Ct bent downward from thetable b and the clenching-spurs a bent upward there from. If it isdesired to have the clenchingspurs c bent outward upon being forced intoa solid penetrable material like that of a button-head, the spursshould, be bent, as indicated in Fig. 3, so that the bevelsof the spursface each other.- Then the deflection of the spurs will be as indicatedin the dotted lines inflFig. 3. A reverse arrangement of the spur-bevelswill result in inward deflection. To form a button of which thisimproved staple, is a characteristic portion, I take a button-head ofsome solid penetraole material-such as, for instance, compressed paperor woOd-pulp-and press the spurs c of the staple into the button-head.In Fig. 4 I have t shown the button-head d in cross-section,with thespurs c of my improved staple embedded therein and self-defiectedoutward. In order togive asm 00th finish to the button, sufficientpressure should be applied to forcethe button and staple together, sothat table bot the c staple is sunk flush with thelower surface of thebutton-head. r What I c1aim, and desire to ters Patent, i s-- v y y iv 1. A fastener for cushion-buttons and like articles consisting of aone-piece staple provided with a table portion, legs depending atintervals from the periphery of the table portion and clenching-spursbentupward from the table portion with their bases [atthe peripherythereof in the intervals between the legs..

2. Ar-fastener for cushion-buttons and like articles consisting of aone-piecestaple provided with a square table,l0ng legs bent downwardfrom opposite sidesof the table M and short clenching-spurs bent upwardfrom the other two sides of the table.

3. A fastener, for cnshion-bnttonsa-nd like articles consisting of aone-piece staple provided witha table portion, legs depending atintervals from the periphery of the table portion and clenching-spursbent upward from secure by Lettable starthe table portion with theirbases at the periphery thereof in the intervals between the legs, saidclenching-spurs being each beveled on one'side.

4. A button, consisting of a solid head of penetrable material and aone-piece staple provided with a table porti0n,legs depending atintervals from the periphery of the table poriion and clenching-spursbent upward from the table portion with their bases at the peripherythereof in the intervals between the legs, said clenching-spurs beingembedded in the button-head.

5. Abutton, consisting of a solid head of penetrable material and aone-piece staple provided with a square table, long legs bent downwardfrom opposite sides of the table and short clenching-spurs bent upwardfrom the other two sides of the table said clenching-spurs beingembedded in the button head.-

6. A button, consisting of a solid head of penetrable material and aone-piece staple provided with a table portion, legs depending atintervals from the periphery of the table portion and clenching-spursbent up- Ward from the table portion with their bases at the peripherythereof in the intervals between the legs said clenching-spurs beingeach beveled on one side, the said clenchingspurs being self-deflectedand embedded in the button-head.

' 7,..A button, consisting of a solid head of penetrable material and aone-piece staple provided with a table portion, legs depending atintervals from the periphery of the table portion and clenching-spursbent upward from the table portion with theirbases at the peripherythereof in the intervals between the legs said' clenching -spurs beingeach beveled on one side, the said clenchingspurs being self-deflectedand embedded in the button -head and said table being sunk flush withthe lower surface of the buttonhead. 4

Signed by me at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this 14th day of May, 1900.

. FREDERICK OLDFIELD. WVitnesses:

CHARLES M. HORTON,

G. H. ANDERSON,

WALTER C. BENNETT.

